Krakow efforts to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 gaining momentum. Today (November 7, Thursday) Polish Olympic Committee will report Krakow as a city wishing to apply for the right to organize the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games XIII.
In a letter addressed to the President of the International Olympic Committee - Dr. Thomas Bach President of the Polish Olympic Committee Andrzej Kraśnicki expressed full support for the initiative, resulting in Krakow. It pointed out that the role of the royal city in Polish history, its culture, science and sports, among others, reminding that it was at Wawel in 1919 was tied Polish Olympic Committee.
Andrew Kraśnicki stressed that Krakow is a city of young and dynamic people who like sport and who are familiar with it. He also drew attention to the fact that the sports facilities that the city currently has and how much (in cooperation with Slovak partners on the other side of the Tatras) - 2022 intends to prepare, ensures efficient organization and conduct of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. President of the Polish Olympic Committee also ensured that the traditional Polish hospitality and openness to the world and well prepared staff (including volunteers) will make that all participants in the Olympic Kraków'2022 feel there will be great. This in turn should contribute to excellent results achieved by them in various sports arenas. - I am glad that the efforts of Krakow entered a new phase and that are tangible. I am convinced that if entrusting the role of Cracow - host the Olympics will leave him and Tatra region extremely rich and unique heritage in the field of sport and culture, while fully respecting the principles of environmental protection - said the Mayor of Krakow Jacek Majchrowski. This position also signed the letter that was attached to the report prepared by the Polish Olympic Committee. In a letter to International Olympic Committee President Jacek Majchrowski also lists the most important advantages of dispensing, and inform about the full support of the idea of organizing the Olympic Games in 2022 issued by the governments of the Republic of Polish and the Slovak Republic. The letter of the President Jacek Majchrowski text of the resolution is attached Krakow City Council, which decided to make efforts to gain the right to apply for a grant to the city's hosting XXIV Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games XIII. in connection with the preparation of the application in Krakow on October 24 this year. has been registered association of local governments under the Competition Committee of Krakow in 2022. Its founding members are: the Municipality of Krakow, Malopolska Region and the City of Zakopane. Chairperson of the Association was Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak. Today (November 7, Thursday) the application made by the POC Krakow means that preserved was appointed by the IOC on 14 November. limit deadline for submissions city of Lausanne - contenders. The next step will be signed by December 1. (By the City and POC) proof of knowledge of all application procedures and pay (at the same time) charges "home" in the amount of 150 thousand. USD. On 4-6 December. Lausanne will take place, organized by the IOC information seminar for all cities that before 14 November. officially notify their wish to apply to host the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games XIII. planned for 2014 include: the "observation" during the Sochi Olympics, the submission of the application form and a number of letters of guarantee and analyzing them by the IOC and cooperating of its experts. In mid-2014, the Executive Committee will indicate the finalists - a city that will henceforth be referred to not as "notifying" but - "The Candidate." In the next stage - to January 2015 - it will be necessary to prepare the following documents relating to the organization of the event, and the candidate cities will come to visit the members of the IOC Evaluation Commission. After their report, presented in May / June the members of the IOC, the latter 31 July 2015 (the 127th session of the Committee in Kuala Lumpur) will tell you a secret ballot host city XXIV Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games XIII.
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